-Liberal political thought was rooted in the writings of John Locke
-Leading French liberal, Benjamin Constant
-Freedom would lead to morality, prosperity, and progress
-Freedom that liberals sought was primarily political and legal
-Favored a constitution and representative institutions, freedom of the press and of assembly, an extension of the jury system, separation of church and state, public education, and administrative reform
-Free voice was beneficial to all
-Leading French liberal, Benjamin Constant
-Freedom would lead to morality, prosperity, and progress
-Freedom that liberals sought was primarily political and legal
-Favored a constitution and representative institutions, freedom of the press and of assembly, an extension of the jury system, separation of church and state, public education, and administrative reform
-Free voice was beneficial to all